Griqualand West
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 5 JULY
UPDATED: 05/07/2024 5 July 1853, Cecil John Rhodes born at Bishop’s Stortford, England. 5 July 1873, The settlement known as “New…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 01 MARCH
01 March 1883, Water from the Vaal River supplied to town houses. 01 March 1893, 144 businesses apply for either…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 22/02/2024 22 February 1938, Mr Oosthuizen of Beaconsfield killed in a quarry blasting accident. PREMATURE EXPLOSION IN BLASTING ACCIDENT…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 14 DECEMBER
14 December 1937, Heavy rain robs Griqualand West of a rare cricketing victory over Western Province at the Stadium. 14…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 09 MARCH
UPDATED: 09/03/2026 Every now and again there will be nothing to report on today in Kimberley’s history. While matters of…
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